The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Women aged 50 or over are being urged to use a free breast screening service based in Long Sutton for the next couple of months.
The mobile screening unit, run by the Lincolnshire Breast Screening Service will be at Long Sutton Medical Centre in Trafalgar Square until approximately the end of May.
Women aged between 50 and 70 from this practice will be automatically invited for screening. Women aged 71 years and over who would like to be screened are asked to ring 01522 573999 to make an appointment.
Alysa Page, screening office manager for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “Early detection of breast cancer is crucial in improving a woman’s prognosis and so we strongly encourage women to attend a breast screening session.
“Little is known about how to prevent breast cancer, but the earlier it is found the better the chance for successful treatment. About one in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.
“There’s a good chance of recovery if it’s detected in its early stages. Providing a screening service is part of the work being done to reduce this life threatening disease.”
The mobile service tours the county on a regular basis, but only visits one area at a time and appointments must be made to use the service.
